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Thermal insulation products — Pr oduct categ or y rules

National foreword

This British Stan ard isthe UK implementation of EN1 7 3:2 1

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C mmitt ee B /540, Ene g pe formanc of mat erials comp nent

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NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

A pri 2 17

ICS 9 1 0.1

Eng lish Ver sion

Thermal insulation products - Product categ ory rules

(PCR ) for factory made and in-situ formed products for

preparing environmental product declarations

Prod it isolant thermiq es - R èg les régis ant les

c tég ories de prod it ( R CP) pour les prod it

man fa turés et formés en plac e, desiné s à la

prépar ation des dé larations environ ementales des

prod it

Wärmedämms ofe - Prod ktkateg oriereg eln (P R ) für

werkmäßig herg eselte u d an der Verwen u g ssele

herg eselte Wärmedämms ofe zur Er telu g v on

Umweltprod ktdeklarationen

This E rope n Stan ard was ap roved b C N on 16 Jan ar y 2017

C N member are bou d to c mply with the C N/C NE E Internal R eg ulations which sip late the c n itions for g ivin this

E rope n Stan ard the s atus of a national s an ar d without an alteration Up-to-date lss an biblog rap ic al referenc es

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member

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tanslation u der the responsibi ty of a C Nmember into it own lang uag e an notified to the C N-C NE E Manag ement

Cente has the same satus as the oficial ver ions

C N member are the national s an ards bodies of A us r ia, Belg ium, B lg aria, Cro tia, Cyprus, Cz ch Rep blc, Denmark, Esonia,

Finlan , Former Yug oslav R ep blc of Mac edonia, Franc e, Germany, Gre c , Hu g ary, Ic lan , Irelan , Italy, Latvia, Lith ania,

L x embourg, Malta, Netherlan s, Norway , Polan , Porug al, R omania, S rbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switz rlan ,

Turkey an United K ing dom

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Contents Page

E r ope n for ewor d 3

Intr od c tion 4

1 Sco e 5

2 Nor mative r efer enc es 5

3 Ter ms and definitions 5

4 Symb ls and abbr ev iatio s 5

5 Gener al aspects 6

5.1 Objective of the complementar y PCR for insulatio pr od cts 6

5.2 Types of EPD with r espect to lfe c y c le stag es co er ed 6

5.3 C mpar abiity ofEPD for co str uc tio pr oducts 8

5.4 A dditio al infor matio 8

5.5 Owner ship, r espo sibi ity and l abi ity for the EPD 8

5.6 C mmunicatio for mats 8

6 Pr oduct Categ or y Rules for L A 9

6.1 Pr oduct categ or y 9

6.2 Life cycle stag es and their infor matio mo ules to be included 9

6.3 Calculatio r ules for the L A 9

6.3.1 F nc tio al u it 9

6.3.2 Declar ed u it 9

6.3.3 Refer ence ser vice lfe ( RSL) 9

6.3.4 System bo ndar ies 10

6.3.5 Cr iter ia for the ex clusion ofinputs and outputs 1

6.3.6 S lec tio of data 1

6.3.7 Data qual ty r equirements 1

6.3.8 Develo ing pr oduc t level s enar ios 1

6.3.9 Units 1

6.4 Inventor y analysis 11

6.5 Impact as es ment 11

7 C ntent of the EPD 12

8 Pr oject r epor t 12

9 Ver ific ation and valdity ofan EPD 12

A nnex A ( nor mative) Appl cations for ther mal insulatio 13

Bibl og r aphy 16

Eur opean for ewor d

This document ( EN 1 7 3:2 1 ) has be n pr p r d b Te h ical Commite CEN/TC8 “ Ther mal

insulating mate ials an product ”, the se r etar iat of which is held b DIN

This Eur opean Stan ard shal be g iven the s atus of a national s an ard, eithe b publcation of an

identical tex t or b en or sement, at the lates b Octobe 2 1 , an confl cting national s andar ds shal

be withdrawn at the lates b Octo e 2 17

A ttention is drawn to the p s ibi ty that some of the element of this document ma be the subje t of

p tent rig ht CEN shal not be held r sp nsiblefor identifying any or al such patent rig ht

A ccor ding to the CEN-CENELEC Inte nal R eg ulations, the national s an ards organisations of the

folowing cou tries ar e b un to implement this Eur opean Stan ard: Aus r ia, Belgium, Bulg aria,

Cro tia, Cyprus, Cz ch Republc, Denmark, Es onia, Finlan , F rme Yugosla R epublc of Mac donia,

Franc , Ger many, Gr e e, Hu gary, Ic lan , Ir lan , Italy, L tvia, Lith ania, Lux emb urg , Malta,

Nethe lan s, Norway, Poland, Portug al, Romania, S rbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sp in, Sweden, Switz rlan ,

Tur key an the United K ingdom

Intr oduction

This E ro ean Stan ard provides rules for the as es ment an q antification of parameter s desc ibing

the environmental imp ct of ther mal insulation product to pr ep r e environmental prod ct

de lar ations

It defines complementar y prod ct categ ory rules for ther mal insulation product b sed on the cor e

rules for al cons ruction prod cts es a lshed in EN 15 04 These rules ar e intended to be used in

conjunction with EN 1 8 4

These PCR a ply to al CEN/TC 8 ther mal insulation prod ct Stan ar ds (EN13 6 to EN1 1 1,

EN140 3-1, EN140 4-1, EN 143 3 to EN 143 9, EN 143 3, EN 143 4, EN 143 5-1 to EN143 0,

EN149 3, EN 149 4, pr EN 1 1 0-1, EN 1 1 1-1, EN 1 5 1, EN1 5 9-1, EN 1 6 0-1, EN1 73 ,

EN 1 0 9) in orde to minimiz intra-se toral deviations T ese PCR ar also vald for the mal

insulation prod ct outside of CEN/TC 8 and for the mal insulation prod cts involved in othe CEN

TCs

As in EN 1 8 4, the r sult from the as es ment ar ex pr es ed folowing the mod lar ity pr inciple in a

form that alows ag g reg ation (ad ition) to provide complete infor mation for constr uction works These

PCR do not deal with a gregation at the constr uction works level nor does it desc ibe the rules for

a plying the environmental parameter s in a cons r uction wor ks as es ment

The r d ction in ener g y used an the r ed ction of emis ions pr od c d d ring the ins aled lfe of

insulation pr od ct ex ce d b far the ene g y used an in mos cases the emis ions oc urr ing d r ing the

production, ins alation an disp sal pr oc s es Clause 5.4 of this Eur opean Stan ard provides the rules

for de laration of any such benefit as ad itional infor mation

NOT T e titles of the clauses in this E rope n Stan ard folow the EN1 8 4 to en ance re da ility

1 Scope

This E r opean Stan ard provides the prod ct category r ules (PCR) for Type I I environmental

de lar ations (as in EN 1 8 4) for factory made an in situ the mal insulation prod ct

C mplementary to EN 1 8 4, thePCR descr ibed in this E r opean Stan ard:

— spe ify the de lar d u it to be used;

— define the sys em b u daries for the mal insulation prod ct ;

— spe ify/desc ibe the default sc narios an r ules for defining sc nar ios for c r tain lfe cycle

infor mation modules

These PCR ar inten ed to be used for c adle to g ate, c adle to g ate with o tions or c adle to g rave

as es ment, pro ided the intention is pro e ly s ated in the sys em b u dary desc iption

2 Normative references

The folowing document , in whole or in part, ar normatively r fe enc d in this document an ar e

in ispensa le for it a plcation F r dated r fe enc s, only the edition cited a ples F r u dated

r fe enc s, the lates edition of the r fe enc d document (inclu ing any amen ment ) a ples

EN1 1 2, The mal insulation products - Ev luatio o c onormity

EN1 8 4:2 12 A 1:2 1 , S s aina ility o co s ruc tion works - En iro me ntal product de larations -

Cor rules f r the product c ateg ry o co struc tion produc ts

EN1 942, S s aina ility o co struc tion works - En iro mental produc t de larations - Commu ic atio

frmat b siness-to-b sines

EN1 9 8, S s aina ility o co struction works - Assessment o en iro mental pe f rma c e o b ildings -

Calculatio meth d

ENISO 9 29, The mal insulation - Voc ab lary (ISO 9 2 )

3 Terms and definitions

F r the purposes of this document, the te ms an definitions given in EN ISO 9 2 ,

EN1 8 4:2 12 A 1:2 1 an the folowing a ply

3.1

biog enic car bo

carb n der ived from/contained in biomas

3.2

biomas

mater ial of biolog ical or ig in ex clu ing mate ial embed ed in g eolog ical for mations an mater ial

trans or med to fos i sed mater ial

4 Sy mbols and abbrev iations

F r the pur pose of this document, the a br viations g iven in EN ISO 9 2 an EN15 04 an the

a br viations g iven in A nnex A a ply

5 General aspects

5.1 Objective of the complementar y PCR for insulation pr oducts

A s in EN 1 8 4 an the S o e of this E r opean Stan ard

5.2 Types of EPD w ith respect to l fe cyc le stag es covered

These PCR identify thr e main fami es of EPD:

1) EPD for factory made insulation pr od ct ;

2) EPD for prod ct inten ed to be used as insitu insulation prod ct ex clu ing ins alation;

3) EPD for prod ct to be used as in situ insulation prod ct inclu ing ins alation

To be in complanc with this Euro ean Standard, the de laration of the prod ct s age mod les A 1-A 3 is

r q ir ed as a minimum for those ther mal insulation pr od ct that have their a plca le te h ical

char acter istics (e.g ther mal r sis anc ) at the factory gate In ad ition, for in situ formed the mal

insulation prod ct that es a lsh their a plca le te hnical char acte is ics after activities on site, the

de lar ation of Mod le A 5 “ ins alation” of the cons r uction proc s s ag e is also r eq ir d The

de lar ation of the mod lesof the othe lfe cycle s ag es is o tional

F r each of these E D, man atory an voluntary s ages to be cover ed ar descr ibed as in Fig ur 1

Key

m man atory

o optional

i man atory provision of s enar io des r iption an tech ical information

Fig ur e 1 — Mod les

1) EPD for factor y made ther mal insulation pr oduc ts:

— a cr adle to gate EPD: mod lesA 1, A 2and A 3mandatory;

— a c adle to g ate E D with o tions: mod les A 1, A 2 an A 3 man atory, the othe mod les

o tional ( i.e c adle to g ate an sele ted furthe lfe cycle s ages) ;

— a c adle to g rave E D: mod les A to Cman atory

2) EPD for pr od cts intended to be used as in s itu ther mal insulation ex clu ing instalatio :

— a c adle to g ate EPD: mod les A 1, A 2 an A 3 man ator y and a man ator y descr iption of a

sc nario for mod le A 5 inclu ing the ne es ary activities to o tain the final insulation pr od ct

out of the prod ct;

— a c adle to g ate E D with o tions: mod les A 1, A 2 an A 3 man atory, a man atory desc iption

of a sc nar io for mod le A 5 inclu ing the ne es ary activities to o tain the final insulation

prod ct out of the prod ct The othe mod les o tional (i.e c adle to gate an sele ted furthe

lfe cycles ag es);

— a c adle to g rave E D: mod les A to Cman atory

3) EPDs for pr oducts to be used as in s itu thermal insulatio pr oducts inc luding instalation:

— a cr adle to gate EPD with o tions: mod les A 1, A 2, A 3 an A 5 man atory, the othe mod les

o tional ( i.e c adle to g ate an sele ted furthe lfe cycle s ages);

— a c adle to g rave E D: mod les A to Cman ator y

5.3 Compar abi ity of EPD for constr uction pr oducts

In principle, the comp r ison of prod ct on the b sis of their E D is defined b the contribution they

make to the envir onmental pe for manc of the cons ruction works Conseq ently compar ison of the

environmental per for manc of cons ruction prod ct using the E D infor mation shal be b sed on the

prod ct’s use in and it imp cts on the cons ruction works, an shal conside the complete lfe cycle

(al infor mation mod les)

NOT T is is especialy true for insulation pr od cts of which their main p r pose is to red ce the energ y

consumption in the use sta e of building s Since the red ction of the environmental impacts d e t o energ y saving s

d r ing the use sta e is in most cases much hig her than the envir onmental impacts of the insulation pr od cts

themselves, it mak es more sense to focus on g od performance on building level d ring use than on compar ing

insulation prod cts

E d use a plcations ar e defined in A nnex A Cradle to g rave analyses shal desc ibe al r elevant

r q ir ement for theen -use a plcation of the pr od ct

5.4 A dditional infor mation

A s in EN 1 8 4 an ad itional A nnex A of this E ro ean Stan ard

If benefit of insulation prod ct d e to ener g y saving d r ing the ins aled l fe ar e r p rted in r lation

to the envir onmental per for manc of a buiding , they shal be r p rted as ad itional infor mation The

envir onmental imp ct shal be calculated using EN15 7 The benefit is the dife enc between the

imp ct of at leas two insulation levels for the same buiding conside ed over the whole lfe cycle The

sc narios shal be fuly descr ibed in the E D an suficient information g iven to the verifie to verify

this

5.5 Ow ner hip, responsibi ity and l abi ity for the EPD

A man factur r or a group of man factur ers ar e the sole owne s and have l a i ty an r sp nsibi ty

for an E D

5.6 Communication formats

The commu ication for mat of the EPD shal bein ac ordanc with EN1 942

6 Product Category R ules for LCA

6.1 Pr oduct categ or y

The pr od ct categ ory r fe r d to in this document inclu es al the ther mal insulation prod ct

6.2 Life cycle stag es and their infor mation modules to be included

A s in EN 1 8 4 an in ad ition Clause 5.2 of this Eur opean Standard

6.3 Calculation rules for the LCA

6.3.1 F nc tio al unit

A s in EN 1 8 4 an in ad ition clause 5.2 of this E r opean Stan ard, a fu ctional unit shal contain the

R-value for the a plcations as lsted in A nnex A If the R -value is not r levant for a spe ific civi

engine r ing a plcation, the r levant fu ction for that a plcation shal be defined instead

6.3.2 Declar ed u it

T e de lar d u it is defined as:

F r b ts, b ards an simiar:

1 m

2

ther mal insulation pr od ct for a spe ific R

D-value of the prod ct as plac d on the market inten ed

to be used for any of the a plcation( s) ls ed in Annex A or used as g ener ic insulation C lculation r ules

can be ad ed for othe RD -values

C nversion factors ma be added to tr anslate from m

2

an R -value to one or mor of the othe r eq ir ed

u it types in EN 1 8 4:item, mas (kg ), length (m), volume ( m

the mal insulation pipe se tion prod ct with the de lar ed lambda, diamete and thick es , as

plac d on the market or used to insulate a pipe C lculation rules can be sup led to ac ou t for the

variousthick es es, diameters an densities

C nve sion factor s ma be ad ed to translate from m

ther mal insulation prod ct with the de lar d lambda, as plac d on the market inten ed to be used

for the a plcation( ) lsted in A nnex A or used asg ene ic insulation

C nver sion factor s ma be ad ed to translate from m

Gr ouping of pr od ct shal folow the rules of EN 13 7 , but should ensur e that any deviations d e to

intra- or ex tr ap lation ar e les than 2 %, as descr ibed in Clause 6.3.6 of thisEuro ean Standard

6.3.3 Refer ence ser vice lfe ( RSL)

A s in EN 1 8 4

A RSL ln ed to a spe ific a plcation defined in A nnex A can be de lar d The p r amete s used to

deter mine the RSL such as in use conditions etc shal be de lar d in lne with the a plca le ISO

s an ards (as in EN 1 8 4)

NOT T e ther mal per formance characteristic of thermal insulation prod cts are usual y b sed on a

minimum of 5 year